The system switches to the other message and plays it.
RECORDING/DELETING AN OUTGOING MESSAGE
To record your outgoing message (up to 30 seconds long), hold down OGM on the base until the answering system beeps and - - appears. When you finish your message, press PLAY/STOP or OGM. The system plays back your message.
To delete your outgoing message and use the answering system’s prerecorded mes- sages, hold down OGM until the system beeps. Then press OGM again within two seconds.
SETTING THE RECORD TIME
Set REC TIME to 1, 4, or ANN to determine how the answering system will record incom- ing messages.
1 — The system plays the outgoing message and lets callers leave a mes- sage up to 1 minute long.
4 — The system plays the outgoing message and lets callers leave a mes- sage up to 4 minutes long.
ANN (announcement only) — The sys- tem plays the outgoing message but does not let callers leave a message.
SETTING THE ANSWERING SYSTEM TO ANSWER CALLS
To set the answering system to answer calls, press ANSWER on the base. If the system is set to record a caller’s message (see “Set- ting the Record Time”), it plays the outgoing message and shows the number of recorded messages. If the system is set to announce-
To set the system to not answer calls, press ANSWER. The system announces “Answer off” and the message counter turns off.
SCREENING CALLS
You can let the answering system answer calls for you while you listen to the caller’s message through the base’s speaker. If you decide to answer the call, press SPEAKER on the base to answer using the speakerphone, press TALK on the handset to answer if the handset is off the base, or if the handset is on the base, lift it. You can also pick up any phone on the same line. The system stops recording and resets to answer the next call.
RECORDING INCOMING MESSAGES
After the answering system answers a call, it plays the outgoing message, beeps, and records the caller’s message. Each incoming message can be up to 1 or 4 minutes long, depending on how you set REC TIME (see “Setting the Record Time”). The system’s maximum recording capacity is 18 minutes. The system stops recording and resets to answer the next call when:
•The caller hangs up.
•The maximum message length is reached.
•The system detects a busy signal or more than 7 seconds of silence.
•You pick up the system’s handset or any phone on the same phone line.
Note: When the answering system’s mes- sage memory is full, FL appears message counter window and the system announces “No remaining time” when you try to operate it.
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